Fish Oil is a source of the Omega 3 essential fatty acids EPA and DHA.

Flaxseed Oil is a source of Linoleic Acid - the primary member of the Omega 6 family. Linoleic Acid is used to make Arachidonic Acid in the body - which helps to maintain cell structure and membranes. Note that is the body does not have enough Linoleic Acid, Arachidonic Acid becomes an essential fatty acid.

Fish Oil is a source of the Omega 3 essential fatty acids EPA and DHA.

Flaxseed Oil is a source of Linoleic Acid - the primary member of the Omega 6 family. Linoleic Acid is used to make Arachidonic Acid in the body - which helps to maintain cell structure and membranes. Note that is the body does not have enough Linoleic Acid, Arachidonic Acid becomes an essential fatty acid.

Thanks Rosie. I was hesitant to take both because it seems like too much oil in the digestive track. I saw what that did to my rottweiler once.

No worries

You cam use both - if you eat fish and seeds and nuts, then you're essentially getting both anyways. Try as much as you can though, to get what you need from food, because there definitely is a difference in getting them from food or supplements. Remember that supplements are not always necessary if you can get what you need from whole food - and that, IMO, is the way to do it.

You cam use both - if you eat fish and seeds and nuts, then you're essentially getting both anyways. Try as much as you can though, to get what you need from food, because there definitely is a difference in getting them from food or supplements. Remember that supplements are not always necessary if you can get what you need from whole food - and that, IMO, is the way to do it.

~Rosie~

I agree. I've eliminated all powders from my diet and I'm still bulking. I'm liking it much better eating real foods. It's slightly harder but I think worth it in the long run.

I agree. I've eliminated all powders from my diet and I'm still bulking. I'm liking it much better eating real foods. It's slightly harder but I think worth it in the long run.

Whole food is better than using powders and supplements all the time, and most of what you need you SHOULD get from food. Food will give you the added benefits of thermogenesis and digestion as well, etc. Supplements as "meals" should really be considered something to use for convenience, when you don't have the time to make a meal, or for those days when nothing goes right and you run out of time, etc.
~Rosie~

Yeah fish oil is superior to flaxseed in my honest opinion. Your body doesn't convert the flaxseed oil as well and fish oil is essentially in its raw form if it is the DHA and EPA you are looking for. Great for lowering triglycerides and as an anti-inflammatory .